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Utah Jazz: The 2018 Kyrylo Fesenko Awards For Radness In Jazzdom

By Ryan Aston

OAKLAND, CA - JANUARY 30: Kyrylo Fesenko #44 of the Utah Jazz gets ready to take on the Golden State Warriors on January 30, 2011 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. Copyright 2011 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - JANUARY 30: Kyrylo Fesenko #44 of the Utah Jazz gets ready to take on the Golden State Warriors on January 30, 2011 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. Copyright 2011 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 9: Trey Burke #23 of the New York Knicks signs his autograph after the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 9, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) /

“I told y’all!” award for post-Jazz success

The Fesenko goes to… Trey Burke.

I don’t know how Trey Burke does it. He fails sensationally in Utah despite getting handed the keys to the kingdom as a rookie. Later, he gets busted for texting his naked junk to random females. On his way out of Utah, he blasts the franchise and even goes scorched-earth on his alma mater.

And yet, somehow, dude still gets the last laugh.

After legions of Jazz fans, including myself, wrote him off as an NBA player, he returned in spectacular fashion with the New York Knicks this season. In 36 games with the Knicks, he averaged 13 points in just 22 minutes per game and shot over 50 percent from the field and 36 percent from 3-point range.

Also, he did this —

What else is there to say? He told y’all.

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